Cellar construction



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C. BINDER. CELLAR CONSTRUCTION.

Patented Jan. 4, 1898. a;/

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0. BINDER.

CELLAR CONSTRUCTION.

No. 596,734. Patented Jan.4,1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL BINDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CELLAR CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,734, dated January 4, 1898.

Application filed April 12, 1897. Serial No. 631.807. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL BINDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cellar Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to an improvement in the construction of wine or brewery cellars, though, as will appear from the description, it is not limited in its application to this purpose, but may be used in analogous situations. Heretofore it has been the common practice to support the casks or containing-vats for the beer or other liquid to be stored, as the case might be, upon benches which rested upon the floor, and these benches might be double or triple decked. Such an arrangement is subject to various disadvantages. Among these are, first, that the floor is subjected in portions toa very great strain, and, second, that the benches cannot without great expense be given the firmness and durable quality which may be obtained by providing for the vat-supports in the construction of the cellar itself or of the building, for it is to be borne in mind that store-rooms or cellars providing diiferent temperatures may be located one above the other.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a broken sectional View in elevation of a wine or beer cellar constructed in accordance with my improvements and showing some of the containing-vats or casks in place; Fig. 2, a broken plan section taken on line 2 of Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow, and Figs. 3 and 4 views of modifications of the construction.

A A and B B represent the uprights or columns which in the preferred construction (shown in Figs. 1 and 2) support the floors and rest upon foundations C C and D D. These columns may be of any convenient structural material, preferably steel, and a convenient form is that of the I-beam shown, though any other form maybe used. Joining the rows of columns A A, A A, &c., in the preferred construction are floor-beams E, E, F, and F, which support the floor G. At a convenient distance above the fioorsay eighteen inchesare cask-support cross-beams H and I, joining the corresponding columns of the two pairs of rows in a manner to afford aisles between the pairs, as shown. These cross-beams in turn support longitudinallyeXtending joists J and K. In the construction here shown other longitudinally-extending I-beams J and Kupon a level with the joists mentioned join the columns directly, thus affording support out flush with the aisles afforded between the rows A A and B B. These last-mentioned I-beams, together with the joists, aiford the immediate support upon which the containing-vats or casks L and M are placed, preferably in two parallel rows, each approachable from its adjacent aisle. The beverage is placed in these casks and drawn ofi from below as desired. A short distance above the tops of the casks are placed the cross-beams H I, which support a second tier of joists for a second tier of vats, and so the system may be extended indefinitely. The aisle or space between the rows of columns A B may be made large enough for passage of the vats or not, as desired, since the latter may be placed in position by sliding upon the joists when passing two corresponding columns of two connected rows. In any case it is to be observed that the vat-supports are supported directly from the columns, and that therefore the floor construction may be made a great deal lighter than ordinarily.

By making the aisles narrow, assuggested above, fioor-spacemay be economized, but, on the other hand, readiness of removal of the casks would be sacrificed, and accordingly such an expedient would be resorted to only where the vats are large and not to be removed often.

The support for each tier of casks being independent of the others, the construction may be reduced to the lightest possible and the factor of safety reduced to a minimum.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the cross-beams H I are supported by single rows of columns and project in the manner shown. The projecting ends are secured by tension members N and braces P. It would of course be possible to make each cross-beam continuous in this construction, in which case the tension or compression members N or P, or both, may be dispensed with. This construction has advantages over the one shown in the first two figures, since were the tension mem ICO bers dispensed with a free top surface would. be afforded,.bu-titis open to the: objection that a flexure would be produced in the columns should there be uneven loading of the casks.

In the modification shown in Fig. L the up-- rights R are located above the cross-beams of the fioor. The weight is therefore sustained half by the main columns of theibuilding-gand' half directly by the cross-beams of the floor.

This therefore would afford a very economical and efficient-constru-ction in small cellars Where the provision for very great strains is not necessary. Of coursethe' uprights B may be extended to provide for other tiers.

It-i's to be observed that in all these constru'ctionsshown the cask-supports virtually fornr apartof the skeleton frame of the build ing, and. accordingly in: the appended claims I desire to cover all these constructions;

Various changes in matters of detail within the spirit of my invention may be made. HenceI wish to be understood as in no sense limiting myself by the particular descriptiongiven above, except as shall appearfrom the appended claims.

What I claim asnew, and desire to secure by'Iletters Patent, is-

1. In a-wine-cellar, or the like, thecombination with. the skeleton frame of the buildin-g, of cask-supportsforming apart of said frame and extending above the plane of the cellar --floor, and operating totransfer the whole or a part of the weight ofthe casksto the coliumnsindependently of the floor, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a wine-cellar, or-the like, the combi-- nation with the uprights or columns forming part of the building-frame, of cask-supports carried by said columns independent of the; floor, substantially asand for thepurposeset forth.

3.. Ina wine-cellar, or the like, the combination with tworows of uprights-or col umns' forming part of the building-frame, of'crossbeams'joining'corresponding members-of said rows above the plane of the floor, andjoists,

or the like, forming cask-supports, joining columnsindependently of thefloor, substantially asset-forth.

4:. In a wine-cellar, or the like, the combination with two or more pairs of rows of uprights or columns formingpart of the buildin g-frame, of cross-beams joining corresponding columns of' the members of each pair, and joists, or the like, joining said cross- ?beams, said pairs of rows being separated to afford aisles, substantially as set forth.

5. In a wine-cellar, or the like, the combination with uprights. or columns forming ;part of the. building-frame and arranged in 1 pairs of rows, of cask-supports supported independently of the cellar-floor, comprising cross beams connecting corresponding columns of the membersof each pair, andl joists, or the like, joining said cross-beams", subi stantially as described. 6 In a wine-cellar, the combination with ;the uprights or columns B B arranged to form a pair of rows and forming a part of the building-frame, of cask-supports supported iindepen'dently of the floor, comprising crossbeam-s I joining corresponding columnsof the two members of' the pair, joists K joining f said cross-beams, and I-beamsK upon'a level wi'tl-rsaid: joists and joining the uprights to makeeach row continuous, and to bring the supporting-surface flush with the outer edge {of the rows, substantially as described. 5 7. In a Wi necellar,, the combination with iseveral pairs of rows ofuprigh-ts or-columns forming part of the building-frame, ofcask- Psupports-eaehcarried by one of said pairs, said pairs being-arranged to afford aisles and {said supports to receive twoparallel rows of CARL BINDER.

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